POWER LINE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY MEASURING METHOD IN POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A power line communication apparatus comprises a test data transmitting means (416) that transmits test data to another power line communication apparatus; a test data receiving means (417) that receives test data from another power line communication apparatus or from the communication amount measuring terminal; a communication amount measuring means (414) that measures both the communication amount of the communication data and the physical rate of the communication using a propagation path; and a measurement result storing means (415) that records the measured communication amount and that can acquire the recording contents from a management apparatus (8). This power line communication apparatus, when used for a commercial purpose or a test purpose, can measure the maximum throughput or the like.